The mothers of two servicemen who had died whilst on service in the war in Iraq challenged refusal to hold an independent inquiry into the circumstances leading to the invasion of Iraq.
Held: The appeal failed.
Judges:
Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Sir Igor Judfe P, Dyson LJ
Citations:
[2006] EWCA Civ 1689, [2007] 2 WLR 195, [2007] QB 689, [2007] HRLR 10
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Gentle and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v the Prime Minister and others Admn 20-Dec-2005
The applicants sought leave to bring judicial review of the decisions which led to the invasion of Iraq. They were relatives of servicemen who had died there.
Held: The court’s only duty at this stage was to ask whether there was an arguable . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Gentle, Regina (on the Application of) and Another v The Prime Minister and Another HL 9-Apr-2008
The appellants were mothers of two servicemen who had died whilst on active service in Iraq. They appealed refusal to grant a public inquiry. There had already been coroners inquests. They said that Article 2 had been infringed.
Held: The . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Armed Forces, Coroners, Human Rights
Updated: 14 July 2022; Ref: scu.267534
